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GOOD
LUCK
NEW
STAFF!
Skidmore News
HAPPY
VACATION
TO
ALL!
Volume Thirty-six
SKIDMORE COLLEGE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., MARCH 23, 1961
Number Fourteen
Ford Foundation To Assist In College Expansion Plan
During the next decade it is* expected that the enrollment in our colleges will double. Col­leges, forced to face the prob­lems created by this expansion, have evolved three general ways to meet these problems of expansion. It is possible to ex­pand the college’s program by re-arranging schedules; it is possible to move the college to a new location, and it is also possible to expand the existing facilities. In order to deal with these problems and to select the best solution, Skidmore has launched “The Skidmore Pro­ject.”
Originally Skidmore had
Moody, Speers To Lead Chapel
The Rev. Howard Moody of the Judson Memorial City Church, 55 Washington Square in New York City will be the noon chapel speaker on Thurs­day, April 13, and The Rev. Theodore C. Speers, Chaplain to the Cadets at the United States Military Academy, West Point, will speak on April 20.
The Rev. Moody, whose Bap­tist parish is interracial, has been interested in the problem of dope addiction in the New York City area.
The Rev. Theodore C. Speers
Before coming to New York, The Rev. Moody was a minister in Columbus, Ohio and worked with college students at Green Lake, Wisconsin during his summer months.
The Rev. Theodore C. Speers received his A.B. from Prince­ton University, his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City and his D.D.
(Continued on page eight)
planned to develop its present campus and a master plan for this development was complet­ed. However, J. Erik Jonsson’s unexpected gift of Woodlawn Park has offered Skidmore the opportunity to completely relo­cate the College.
Skidmore trustees have de­cided to study the alternatives before making a final decision. Thus came the birth of the project, whose aim is to study the problems, the solutions, and the alternatives of expansion or of the relocation of the College. Another aim is to produce basic “models” for this expansion, and to make this study and the models available for publica­tion.
The Ford Foundation, having become interested in this study because of its value to other institutions of higher education, has agreed to pay a part of the estimated $55,000 cost of this study. “Friends of Skidmore” have pledged the remaining amount. President Val H. Wil­son said that this is the first time that a college has attack­ed the problem of growth and expansion in such totality.
There are three parts to the method of research. A study will be made of colleges that are now considering relocation and the case histories of schools which have already moved to new sites. The second part of the study will contain a collec-
(Continued on page eight)
Majors Eliminated In Home Ec. Dept. After Recent Study
After two years of “careful deliberate” study by the admin­istration, faculty members of the Home Economics Depart­ment, the Board of Trustees, and the Academic Affairs Com­mittee of the Board of Trustees concerning the student enroll­ment trends, it was recently announced by President Val H. Wilson that the Home Econo­mics Department will cease to exist on the Skidmore Campus. Although a major in Home Economics will not be open to incoming freshmen next year, students majoring in this field at present will be permitted to continue their program of studies in this area.
In reference to the depart­ment’s elimination, President
(Continued on page eight)
'News' Staff Chosen Goss Named Editor
Plan Book Drive, April 10
From the College Govern
ment offices come plans for a Book Drive to be conducted from April 10th to April 17th. The drive is to be sponsored jointly by NSA, the Interna­tional Relations Club, the Com­mittee on African Affairs, and CGA.
Books are being sought for secondary school and univer­sity libraries in underdevel­oped countries. Students are encouraged to sort out dead storage from their home collec­tions over Easter vacation. The
faculty and administration are also invited to support the drive.
The books will be sent to Asian Universities under the auspices of the Asian Founda­tion, and to one African sec­ondary school in Ikenne, Ni­geria. Volumes will be col­lected in the dormitories and in the College Government Build­ing. It is hoped that the drive will receive enough support to encourage similar movements on nearby campuses.
The Senior Editorial Board* of the Skidmore News for the
1961-1962 year were announced yesterday afternoon at the News' annual cocktail party at the Gideon Putnam Hotel.
Judy Goss ’62, was chosen Editor-in-chief, to succeed Evelyn Berk ’61. An English major from Bronxville, New York, Judy is a Dean’s List stu­dent, Pegasus Social Co-chair­man, and has been a Big Sis­ter. She has worked on News as a reporter, copy staff mem­ber, and News Editor. This past summer Judy worked on the staff of Vogue magazine.
Ellen Flaum ’62, has been chosen to fill the newly-created position of Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief. A government major from Hudson, New York, Ellen has served News in the capacities of reporter and Co- Copy Editor. She is also a member of the Politics Club and has been a Big Sister.
Linda Abrams ’62 and Janice Sachs ’62 will fill the roles of Managing Editors and assume the duties of this year’s Man­aging Editor Frances Malino Hoffman and Associate Editor, Phyllis Steinberg. Linda, a psychology major from Tena­fly, New Jersey, has been a News reporter, Exchange Edi­tor, and is a member of the Psychology Club. This past summer she studied at the University of Mexico in Mex­ico City. Jan, who is from Bridgeport, Connecticut and majors in English, is a member of the Social Committee, Pega­sus Social Co-Chairman, Social Chairman of her dormitory and a Big Sister. On News she has served as a reporter and as Co- Copy Editor. For the past two summers, Jan has been a coun­selor at the International Jun­ior Achievement Conference at the University of Indiana.
New Editors of 'Skidmore News' from l to r: Janice Sachs, Ellen Flaum, Judy Goss and Linda Abrams.
Filling the newly - created*- position of Coordinating Editor is Diane Macht ’62, a Govern­ment major from New York City. Diane is a Politics Club member, a Dean’s List student, and has recently been chosen to represent Skidmore at Spel­man College. She has worked on News as a reporter, and as a quasi-White House correspon­dent.
Next year’s Business Man­ager, replacing Sherry Lusten­berger, is Gay Clark ’62. A business major from Madison,
New Jersey, Gay is a member of the Business Club, College Chorus and serves as a House Counselor. Her past position on News was that of Assistant Business Manager.
Pat Foreman, next year’s Ad­vertising Manager, replacing Ann Rosenblatt, is an English major from Westport, Connec­ticut. A past member of News' Advertising staff, Pat is a Big Sister and Vice-President of second floor Moore.
Junior Editors Announced
At the annual News cocktail party yesterday after­noon, the 1961-1962 junior editorial board and staff were announced.
Tony Caldwell ’63 takes over
as Feature Editor from Patricia Maher ’61. Ronna Karchmer ’63 will be News Editor assum­ing the position of Judy Goss ’62. Gina Lourie ’64 and Myra Rothstein ’64 will succeed El­len Flaum ’62 and Jan Sachs ’62 as Co-Copy Editors.
Professor Agnes Gelinas To Deliver Faculty Lecture
Prof. Agnes Gelinas, Chair­man of the Department of Nursing, -will give the Faculty Lecture for the current aca­demic year. Her speech, deal­ing with an as yet unannounced phase of her work in nursing, will be presented in College Hall, April 17, at 7:30 p.m.
Prof. Gelinas was selected for this honor by the Committee on Research and Faculty Grants. In the opinion of the Commit­tee her work in Nursing has significantly enhanced the aca­demic reputation of Skidmore.
This is the fourth year dur­ing which the Faculty Research Committee has selected a fac­ulty member to lecture to the college community. In 1957, Professor Joseph Bolton was awarded the grant. Professor Miriam Benkovitz was given the honor the next year, follow­ed by Professor Stanley Saxton in 1958-1959. Last year, Pro­fessor Ernst Waldinger gave the lecture, the text of which was subsequently made into the book “Tradition and Poetry.”
The members of the Commit-
Miss Agnes Gelinas
tee are: Professors Rudolf Sturm, Chairman; Alberta Feynman, Horace Reed and Virginia Waner. The Commit­tee also includes President Val H. Wilson and Dean Norma MacRury, ex-officio.
The position of Exchange- Editor changes hands from Linda Abrams ’62 to Martha Dreyer ’63. Succeeding Heather Brodhead ’61 as Art Editor will be two new staff members: Joan Ellenbogen ’63 as Art Editor and Kirsten Kannen­berg ’62 as Cartoonist. The photographer, who will replace Shirleen Wong ’61 will be se­lected by the incoming staff.
Next year’s Circulation Man­agers are Lynn Chilton ’64 and Marilyn Goldstein ’64. Pro­gram Managers, succeeding Reina Golthelf ’61 and Ellen Rein ’61 will be chosen by the- incoming staff. Taking over for Pat Overly ’61 as Sports Writer will be Sue Boling.
Freshmen Carol Fleischman, Margaret Ross, Karen Shul­man, Adrianne Spevack, Lydia Sturm and sophomores Betty Hartzell and Sue Norman were chosen as the new copy staff. Reporters for the news staff are: Jan Adams, Andrea Braunstein, Barrie Butler, Kathy Cassidy, Bonnie Galton, Linda Greenberg, Tammy Greenhauff, and Sandy Wil­bert. Continuing in the ca­pacity of News apprentices are the following: Linda Covich, Dagmar Dippell, Betty Gerson, Eileen Gordon, Genya Markon, Jane Resnick, Barbara Siskind, and Paula Stein.
Assisting Business Manager Gay Clark will be Betty Nichols ’63, newly-appointed Assistant Business Manager and Betty Freeman ’62 serving on the Business staff. Lynn (Continued on page three)

GOOD
LUCK
NEW
STAFF!
Skidmore News
HAPPY
VACATION
TO
ALL!
Volume Thirty-six
SKIDMORE COLLEGE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., MARCH 23, 1961
Number Fourteen
Ford Foundation To Assist In College Expansion Plan
During the next decade it is* expected that the enrollment in our colleges will double. Col­leges, forced to face the prob­lems created by this expansion, have evolved three general ways to meet these problems of expansion. It is possible to ex­pand the college’s program by re-arranging schedules; it is possible to move the college to a new location, and it is also possible to expand the existing facilities. In order to deal with these problems and to select the best solution, Skidmore has launched “The Skidmore Pro­ject.”
Originally Skidmore had
Moody, Speers To Lead Chapel
The Rev. Howard Moody of the Judson Memorial City Church, 55 Washington Square in New York City will be the noon chapel speaker on Thurs­day, April 13, and The Rev. Theodore C. Speers, Chaplain to the Cadets at the United States Military Academy, West Point, will speak on April 20.
The Rev. Moody, whose Bap­tist parish is interracial, has been interested in the problem of dope addiction in the New York City area.
The Rev. Theodore C. Speers
Before coming to New York, The Rev. Moody was a minister in Columbus, Ohio and worked with college students at Green Lake, Wisconsin during his summer months.
The Rev. Theodore C. Speers received his A.B. from Prince­ton University, his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City and his D.D.
(Continued on page eight)
planned to develop its present campus and a master plan for this development was complet­ed. However, J. Erik Jonsson’s unexpected gift of Woodlawn Park has offered Skidmore the opportunity to completely relo­cate the College.
Skidmore trustees have de­cided to study the alternatives before making a final decision. Thus came the birth of the project, whose aim is to study the problems, the solutions, and the alternatives of expansion or of the relocation of the College. Another aim is to produce basic “models” for this expansion, and to make this study and the models available for publica­tion.
The Ford Foundation, having become interested in this study because of its value to other institutions of higher education, has agreed to pay a part of the estimated $55,000 cost of this study. “Friends of Skidmore” have pledged the remaining amount. President Val H. Wil­son said that this is the first time that a college has attack­ed the problem of growth and expansion in such totality.
There are three parts to the method of research. A study will be made of colleges that are now considering relocation and the case histories of schools which have already moved to new sites. The second part of the study will contain a collec-
(Continued on page eight)
Majors Eliminated In Home Ec. Dept. After Recent Study
After two years of “careful deliberate” study by the admin­istration, faculty members of the Home Economics Depart­ment, the Board of Trustees, and the Academic Affairs Com­mittee of the Board of Trustees concerning the student enroll­ment trends, it was recently announced by President Val H. Wilson that the Home Econo­mics Department will cease to exist on the Skidmore Campus. Although a major in Home Economics will not be open to incoming freshmen next year, students majoring in this field at present will be permitted to continue their program of studies in this area.
In reference to the depart­ment’s elimination, President
(Continued on page eight)
'News' Staff Chosen Goss Named Editor
Plan Book Drive, April 10
From the College Govern
ment offices come plans for a Book Drive to be conducted from April 10th to April 17th. The drive is to be sponsored jointly by NSA, the Interna­tional Relations Club, the Com­mittee on African Affairs, and CGA.
Books are being sought for secondary school and univer­sity libraries in underdevel­oped countries. Students are encouraged to sort out dead storage from their home collec­tions over Easter vacation. The
faculty and administration are also invited to support the drive.
The books will be sent to Asian Universities under the auspices of the Asian Founda­tion, and to one African sec­ondary school in Ikenne, Ni­geria. Volumes will be col­lected in the dormitories and in the College Government Build­ing. It is hoped that the drive will receive enough support to encourage similar movements on nearby campuses.
The Senior Editorial Board* of the Skidmore News for the
1961-1962 year were announced yesterday afternoon at the News' annual cocktail party at the Gideon Putnam Hotel.
Judy Goss ’62, was chosen Editor-in-chief, to succeed Evelyn Berk ’61. An English major from Bronxville, New York, Judy is a Dean’s List stu­dent, Pegasus Social Co-chair­man, and has been a Big Sis­ter. She has worked on News as a reporter, copy staff mem­ber, and News Editor. This past summer Judy worked on the staff of Vogue magazine.
Ellen Flaum ’62, has been chosen to fill the newly-created position of Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief. A government major from Hudson, New York, Ellen has served News in the capacities of reporter and Co- Copy Editor. She is also a member of the Politics Club and has been a Big Sister.
Linda Abrams ’62 and Janice Sachs ’62 will fill the roles of Managing Editors and assume the duties of this year’s Man­aging Editor Frances Malino Hoffman and Associate Editor, Phyllis Steinberg. Linda, a psychology major from Tena­fly, New Jersey, has been a News reporter, Exchange Edi­tor, and is a member of the Psychology Club. This past summer she studied at the University of Mexico in Mex­ico City. Jan, who is from Bridgeport, Connecticut and majors in English, is a member of the Social Committee, Pega­sus Social Co-Chairman, Social Chairman of her dormitory and a Big Sister. On News she has served as a reporter and as Co- Copy Editor. For the past two summers, Jan has been a coun­selor at the International Jun­ior Achievement Conference at the University of Indiana.
New Editors of 'Skidmore News' from l to r: Janice Sachs, Ellen Flaum, Judy Goss and Linda Abrams.
Filling the newly - created*- position of Coordinating Editor is Diane Macht ’62, a Govern­ment major from New York City. Diane is a Politics Club member, a Dean’s List student, and has recently been chosen to represent Skidmore at Spel­man College. She has worked on News as a reporter, and as a quasi-White House correspon­dent.
Next year’s Business Man­ager, replacing Sherry Lusten­berger, is Gay Clark ’62. A business major from Madison,
New Jersey, Gay is a member of the Business Club, College Chorus and serves as a House Counselor. Her past position on News was that of Assistant Business Manager.
Pat Foreman, next year’s Ad­vertising Manager, replacing Ann Rosenblatt, is an English major from Westport, Connec­ticut. A past member of News' Advertising staff, Pat is a Big Sister and Vice-President of second floor Moore.
Junior Editors Announced
At the annual News cocktail party yesterday after­noon, the 1961-1962 junior editorial board and staff were announced.
Tony Caldwell ’63 takes over
as Feature Editor from Patricia Maher ’61. Ronna Karchmer ’63 will be News Editor assum­ing the position of Judy Goss ’62. Gina Lourie ’64 and Myra Rothstein ’64 will succeed El­len Flaum ’62 and Jan Sachs ’62 as Co-Copy Editors.
Professor Agnes Gelinas To Deliver Faculty Lecture
Prof. Agnes Gelinas, Chair­man of the Department of Nursing, -will give the Faculty Lecture for the current aca­demic year. Her speech, deal­ing with an as yet unannounced phase of her work in nursing, will be presented in College Hall, April 17, at 7:30 p.m.
Prof. Gelinas was selected for this honor by the Committee on Research and Faculty Grants. In the opinion of the Commit­tee her work in Nursing has significantly enhanced the aca­demic reputation of Skidmore.
This is the fourth year dur­ing which the Faculty Research Committee has selected a fac­ulty member to lecture to the college community. In 1957, Professor Joseph Bolton was awarded the grant. Professor Miriam Benkovitz was given the honor the next year, follow­ed by Professor Stanley Saxton in 1958-1959. Last year, Pro­fessor Ernst Waldinger gave the lecture, the text of which was subsequently made into the book “Tradition and Poetry.”
The members of the Commit-
Miss Agnes Gelinas
tee are: Professors Rudolf Sturm, Chairman; Alberta Feynman, Horace Reed and Virginia Waner. The Commit­tee also includes President Val H. Wilson and Dean Norma MacRury, ex-officio.
The position of Exchange- Editor changes hands from Linda Abrams ’62 to Martha Dreyer ’63. Succeeding Heather Brodhead ’61 as Art Editor will be two new staff members: Joan Ellenbogen ’63 as Art Editor and Kirsten Kannen­berg ’62 as Cartoonist. The photographer, who will replace Shirleen Wong ’61 will be se­lected by the incoming staff.
Next year’s Circulation Man­agers are Lynn Chilton ’64 and Marilyn Goldstein ’64. Pro­gram Managers, succeeding Reina Golthelf ’61 and Ellen Rein ’61 will be chosen by the- incoming staff. Taking over for Pat Overly ’61 as Sports Writer will be Sue Boling.
Freshmen Carol Fleischman, Margaret Ross, Karen Shul­man, Adrianne Spevack, Lydia Sturm and sophomores Betty Hartzell and Sue Norman were chosen as the new copy staff. Reporters for the news staff are: Jan Adams, Andrea Braunstein, Barrie Butler, Kathy Cassidy, Bonnie Galton, Linda Greenberg, Tammy Greenhauff, and Sandy Wil­bert. Continuing in the ca­pacity of News apprentices are the following: Linda Covich, Dagmar Dippell, Betty Gerson, Eileen Gordon, Genya Markon, Jane Resnick, Barbara Siskind, and Paula Stein.
Assisting Business Manager Gay Clark will be Betty Nichols ’63, newly-appointed Assistant Business Manager and Betty Freeman ’62 serving on the Business staff. Lynn (Continued on page three)